GRIFFIN ARTIST BLOG

Griffin Artist Card membership is an initiative to increase access to our theatre. This program facilitates the coming together of artists across different disciplines and at different stages of their career. It supports and strengthens a vibrant emerging artist community, as well as acknowledging this community as an important part of the Griffin family and the wider theatre world.

How does it work? We want to offer a place where artists can see work, discuss work and make work.

To see work, we will continue to offer heavily discounted $15 tickets, which can be booked in the first fortnight of all Griffin and Griffin Independent shows, Performance Space shows at members' rates and ticket deals and giveaways to other theatre companies.

To discuss work, we are introducing regular Artist Card events where the community can come together for a drink.

And finally, we are supporting emerging artists in their making of new, bold and exciting work. Griffringe will continue to be a great avenue for artist card holders to display their work. We will also be offering (where possible!) free use of our space for readings and developments.

The Artist Card is a community. It is the glitter glue that brings all the cool amazing arty people together and helps them sparkle. So it's almost like glitter glue squared. If you are interested in joining the artist card outfit, please email artist@griffintheatre.com.au or come along to our next shindig….Hope to see you there!

Feb 15

The Sydney Writers’ Room

Located in the heart of the Sydney CBD in the historic Trades Hall, the Sydney Writers’ Room is a place where serious writers work in “shared solitude” to focus on and develop their craft. Within this space, our member writers experience a unique collaboration process, sharing their ideas, inspirations and experiences.

Cool, right?

Applications are currently open for 2012 membership:

The Sydney Writers’ Room is currently offering new memberships to writers who are serious about their work and about writing as a craft.

Applicants can be working in any genre (currently, the resident member writers come from a diverse range of writing disciplines including film, television, novels, comics, satire, history and new media).

Applicants do not have to be established writers but must be serious about developing pathways for publication for their work.

In 2012, we are offering three categories of membership:
Permanent Members
Fees: $150 per month plus a one off moving-in fee of $250
Includes: Round-the-clock access to your own permanent desk and shelving; wi-fi internet.
Hot-Desk Members
Fees: $100 per month
Includes: Round-the-clock access to one of our “hot-desks”; wi-fi internet.

Off Peak Members
Fees: $75 per month
Includes: Access to one of our “hot-desks” from 6pm-9am weekdays and anytime public holidays and weekends; wi-fi internet.
All prices include GST.

Applications will be assessed against the following criteria:
• Seriousness of intent
• Understanding of writing as a craft/ discipline
• Commitment to writing for publication (any platform)

• Quality of proposed project/s
The deadline for applications is 5pm, Friday 17 February 2012.
For more information email applications@writersroom.org.au or check out their website.

This group is inspired, apparently, by the New York Writers Room. Have a look at their website - it made my heart wobble with desire to be there right now.